Event Notes: Australia-England Cricket Clash In Prime Minister's XI Looms Large

Australian cricket's Prime Minister's XI match against England on Jan. 14 "looms as one of the biggest in the fixture's history." Cricket ATC is "set to cash in on Australia's Ashes success with just 240 tickets left for the PM's XI match against England at Manuka Oval." Cricket Australia officials will finalize the lineup on Wednesday. Former Australian cricketer Greg Chappell declared the team will "showcase the names of the future" (CANBERRA TIMES, 1/7). ... Las Vegas-based Patrón Spirits Int'l and the Int'l Motor Sports Association, based in Daytona Beach, Fla., announced Saturday a multi-year agreement making Tequila Patrón the entitlement partner of the four-race Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup and official spirits partner of IMSA and the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship. In addition, IMSA and Seattle-based Tully’s Coffee announced last Friday a multi-year agreement making Tully’s Coffee the official coffee of the TUDOR Championship and a proud partner of IMSA. (NASCAR).